Miss Tennessee Teen USA
The Miss Tennessee Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Tennessee in the Miss Teen USA pageant. The pageant is directed by Greenwood Productions under the ownership of Miss Tennessee USA 1989, Kimberly Payne Greenwood, since 1992.[1]
| Formation | 1983 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Memphis |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss Teen USA |
Official language | English |
| Website | Official website |
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Tennessee is in the top 5 most successful states at Miss Teen USA in terms of number and value of placements . In the 1990s, they were placed first . They have the third (equal) highest number of semi-finalist (or better) placings and are one of only five states to have received more than three awards .
Five Tennessee teens have gone on to win the Miss Tennessee USA title and compete at Miss USA, including Lynnette Cole, who won the Miss USA title in 2000 and Rachel Smith, Miss USA 2007. Both Cole and Smith won Miss Photogenic awards at Miss Teen USA, each five years prior to their Miss USA win. This makes Miss Tennessee Teen USA the only state and pageant to have two Miss USAs win the Miss Photogenic award at Miss Teen USA.
Ansley Ecker of Memphis was crowned Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2020 on October 12, 2019 at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville. She will represent Tennessee for the title of Miss Teen USA 2020 on the spring of 2020.
Results summary
Placements
- Miss Teen USAs: Shelly Moore (1997), Stormi Henley (2009)
- 1st runners-up: Bridgett Jordan (1998), Alicia Selby (2003)
- 2nd runners-up: Molly Diane Brown (1984)
- 3rd runners-up: Hannah Faith Greene (2015)
- 4th runners-up: Tiffany Stroud (2004)
- Top 5: Casey Porter (2000)
- Top 6: Allison Alderson (1994), Lynnette Cole (1995)
- Top 10: Rachel Boston (1999), Rachel Renee Smith (2002), Sofie Grace Rovenstine (2018)
- Top 12: Jaime Dudney (1993)
- Top 15: Macy Erwin (2007), Kristen Rose (2010), Morgan Moseley (2014), Savannah Chrisley (2016), Bailey Guy (2019)
- Top 16: Emily Suttle (2013)
Tennessee holds a record of 20 placements at Miss Teen USA.
Awards
- Miss Congeniality: Missy Pierce (1988)
- Miss Photogenic: Lynnette Cole (1995), Rachel Smith (2002)
- Best in Swimsuit: Shelly Moore (1997)
Winners
- Declared as Winner
- Ended as runner-up
- Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age1 | Placement at Miss Teen USA | Special awards at Miss Teen USA | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Ansley Ecker | Memphis | 18 | TBA | Previously Miss Tennessee High School America 2017, Miss Kansas High School America 2018, Miss Connecticut High School America 2019 | |
| 2019 | Bailey Guy | Hendersonville | 16 | Top 15 | 1st runner-up at Miss Tennessee's Outstanding Teen 2018 | |
| 2018 | Sofie Grace Rovenstine | Franklin | 18 | Top 10 | Later Victoria's Secret model | |
| 2017 | Megan Ski Hollingsworth | Lewisburg | 17 | |||
| 2016 | Savannah Faith Chrisley | Nashville | 18 | Top 15 | Daughter of Todd Chrisley. Appears on Chrisley Knows Best. | |
| 2015 | Hannah Faith Greene | Chattanooga | 17 | 3rd runner-up | 4th runner up at Miss Tennessee's Outstanding Teen 2014 | |
| 2014 | Morgan Moseley | Johnson City | 15 | Top 15 | ||
| 2013 | Emily Suttle | Franklin | 16 | Top 16 | ||
| 2012 | Shanese Brown | Madison | 16 | Was 1st runner-up; took over for Samara Ham | ||
| Samara Ham | Crossville, Tennessee | 17 | Resigned | |||
| 2011 | Kaitlin White | Nashville | 18 | |||
| 2010 | Kristen Rose | Bristol | 18 | Top 15 | ||
| 2009 | Stormi Bree Henley[2] | Crossville | 18 | Miss Teen USA 2009 | ||
| 2008 | Natalie Phillips[3] | Murfreesboro | 16 | |||
| 2007 | Macy Erwin[4] | Chattanooga | 17 | Top 15[5] | Contestant on ABC's America's Prom Queen | |
| 2006 | Ashley Elizabeth Durham | Adamsville | 16 | Later Miss Tennessee USA 2011, 1st runner-up at Miss USA 2011 | ||
| 2005 | Tessa Reyes | Brentwood | 18 | |||
| 2004 | Tiffany Stroud | Limestone | 16 | 4th runner-up | ||
| 2003 | Alicia Selby | Sparta | 17 | 1st runner-up | ||
| 2002 | Rachel Renee Smith | Clarksville | 17 | Semi-Finalist | Miss Photogenic | Later Miss Tennessee USA and Miss USA 2007, 4th runner-up at Miss Universe 2007 |
| 2001 | Jessica Myers[6] | Maryville | 19 | |||
| 2000 | Casey Porter | McMinnville | 17 | Top 5 | ||
| 1999 | Rachel Boston | Chattanooga | 17 | Semi-Finalist | Actress best known for her portrayal of Beth Pryor in the NBC series American Dreams | |
| 1998 | Bridgett Jordan | Collierville | 18 | 1st Runner-up | Winner of Miss Oktoberfest 1999, Miss Teen All American 1996 | |
| 1997 | Shelly Moore | Knoxville | 18 | Miss Teen USA 1997[7] | Best in Swimsuit | |
| 1996 | Adrienne Parker | Newport | 18 | |||
| 1995 | Lynnette Cole | Columbia | 17 | Top 6 | Miss Photogenic | Later Miss Tennessee USA and Miss USA 2000 and finished 5th at Miss Universe 2000, 3rd runner up at Miss Oktoberfest 1998, Miss Teen All American 1997 |
| 1994 | Allison Alderson | Jackson | 18 | Top 6 | Triple Crown winner, later Miss Tennessee 1999 and Miss Tennessee USA 2002 | |
| 1993 | Jaime Dudney | Whites Creek | 17 | Semi-Finalist | Daughter of Barbara Mandrell. Played Georgia Tucker on As the World Turns. | |
| 1992 | Angela Shoulders | Carthage | 17 | |||
| 1991 | Tris Sax | Memphis | 18 | |||
| 1990 | Kristen Leigh Cassell | Blountville | 18 | |||
| 1989 | Amy Sims | Memphis | 15 | |||
| 1988 | Missy Pierce | Reelfoot Lake | 17 | Miss Congeniality | ||
| 1987 | Shannon Castle | McMinnville | 17 | |||
| 1986 | Wendy Alaose | Memphis | 17 | |||
| 1985 | Tammy Woods | Bartlett | 18 | |||
| 1984 | Molly Diane Brown | Loretto | 16 | 2nd runner-up | Later Miss Tennessee USA 1987 | |
| 1983 | Cheri Dotson | Waverly | 16 |
1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant
References
- "Kimbery Payne Greenwood named as Miss Tennessee USA Director" (Press release). Business Wire. 1992-05-28.
- "Henley wins Miss Tennessee Teen USA pageant". Crossville Chronicle. October 30, 2008.
- Dexter, Jamie (2007-10-06). "Natalie Phillips crowned Miss Tennessee Teen USA". The Leaf Chronicle.
- "Tyner Academy student is Miss Tennessee Teen USA/Macy Erwin will represent state at Miss Teen USA pageant next August". Chattanooga Times. 2006-10-21.
- King, Wendy (2007-08-24). "Macy Erwin Scores Top 15 Finish at Teen USA". The Chattanoogan.
- "Crossville, Maryville natives win pageants". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. 2000-11-09. p. A2.
- Lange, Linda (1997-09-30). "Portrait of a beauty queen; Shelly Moore is dazzled, and dazzling, as she begins her year as Miss Teen USA". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B1.